The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says it has been inundated with over 200 calls from members of the U.S. military regarding religious comments made by U.S. commanders about the war in Iran. One combat unit commander reportedly said that the war is “part of God’s divine plan” and that “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.” Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited the controversial Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson to lead the Pentagon’s prayer service. Wilson has opposed Muslims holding public office and does not believe women should be allowed to vote.

“The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says it has been inundated with over 200 calls from members of the U.S. military regarding religious comments made by U.S. commanders about the war in Iran. One combat unit commander reportedly said that the war is “part of God’s divine plan” and that “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.””

  • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    i don’t have the willpower to find it, but i recall a video with a republican US representative from oregon. He is Mormon. He was meeting with the top leadership of the Mormon church in Utah. They were interviewing him and he said that he voted for the Iraq war (2003) because he thought it would be an opportunity for mormon missionaries to enter the country and convert people to mormonism.

    Now I’m not saying the current war in Iran is mormons, i’m just saying that this mindset (start a war so we can try to convert them to our religion while the smoke clears) is prevalent in a specific wing of the US government.